Blog: The Turbulent European Year Of Development 2015

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Series Details 07.12.15
Publication Date 07/12/2015
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Undoubtedly, 2015 will be remembered more for world events ­ the Ebola crisis, the migrant crisis, the challenges of climate change, war in the Middle East and terror at home ­ than for its designation as European Year of Development. However, the Sustainable Development Goals agreed in September include many measures that both recognise and attempt to mitigate the causes of the current crises. EYD2015 focused on a different development theme each month, a structure allowing for emphasis to be placed on some of the more pressing specific policy areas. Renewing the current models of European development and humanitarian aid against the background of emerging crises may have concentrated minds on the urgency of the actions to take.

Written by Clare Ferguson.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://epthinktank.eu/2015/12/07/the-turbulent-european-year-of-development-2015/
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ESO: Background information: European Year for Development 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-european-year-for-development-2015/
European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: MEMO/15/6274, 09.12.15: Closing Ceremony of the European Year for Development http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-15-6274_en.htm
EurActiv, 09.12.15: European Year of Development scores unevenly across EU http://www.euractiv.com/sections/development-policy/european-year-development-scores-unevenly-across-eu-320270
European Parliament: Newsroom: Press Release, 10.12.15: A look back: the European Year for Development http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20151210STO06818/A-look-back-the-European-Year-for-Development

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